hammerhead_ribozyme (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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SO Accession: | SO:0000380 (SOWiki) |
Definition: | A small catalytic RNA motif that catalyzes self-cleavage reaction. Its name comes from its secondary structure which resembles a carpenter's hammer. The hammerhead ribozyme is involved in the replication of some viroid and some satellite RNAs. |
Synonyms: | hammerhead ribozyme |
DB Xrefs: | PMID: 2436805 |
Parents: | ribozymic (SO:0001186) |
RNA_motif (SO:0000715) |
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